To Ta, The Grand Pure One

NamePainting

Artist Zhao Rong Fang

CultureRed Yao

DateMay 10, 1899

Place madeGuangxi Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumMulberry paper, natural pigment, fiber cord, bamboo

Dimensions47 5/16 × 18 in. (120.2 × 45.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2014.53.5

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2014.53.5

Collections

Asia

DescriptionSpiral motifs are present along the borders of the painting. Three Spiral elements are at the top. An old man in the middle with white hair and beard hold his left hand horizontally and his right vertically. Behind his head are layers of circles of red, green, and yellow. Two dragons are on the old man's garment. A red spiky element around the old man. Two people standing at the bottom and a little man and a white animal in between.